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an interpretive biography

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Middleway Press
Language
English

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Cover of: The living Buddha
The living Buddha: an interpretive biography
2008, Middleway Press
in English
Cover of: The living Buddha
The living Buddha: an interpretive biography
1995, Weatherhill
in English - 1st pbk. ed
Cover of: Living Buddha
Living Buddha: Interpretive Biography
April 1, 1995, Weatherhill
Paperback in English
Cover of: La vita del Buddha
La vita del Buddha: una interpretazione biografica
1986, Bompiani
in Italian - 1. ed.
Cover of: Der Buddha lebt
Der Buddha lebt: eine interpretierende Biografie
1985, Nymphenburger
in German
Cover of: The living Buddha
The living Buddha: an interpretive biography
1976, Weatherhill
in English - 1st English ed.
Cover of: Watakushi no Shakuson kan
Watakushi no Shakuson kan
1975, Daisan Bunmeisha
in Japanese - Shohan.
Cover of: The Living Buddha
The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography
June 1975, Art Media Resources
Hardcover in English - 1st English ed edition
Cover of: Watakushi no Shakuson kan
Watakushi no Shakuson kan
1973, Bungei Shunjū
in Japanese

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Table of Contents

The young Shakyamuni
Shakyamuni
Shakyamuni's names
The Shakya tribe
The historical setting
Shakyamuni's family
Shakyamuni's early years
The great departure
The ascetic and Indian society
The departure and wanderings
The rise of a new culture
The six-non-Buddhist teachers
The years of austerities
The encounter with King Bimbisara
The two Brahman hermits
The practice of austerities
The rejection of austerities
The Enlightenment
Buddh Gaya
The temptation of Mara
What is Enlightenment?
The content of Sakyamuni's enlightenment
The law of causation
Shakyamuni the teacher
The decision to propagate the law
Turning the wheel of the law
Shakyamuni's disciples
Preaching at Uruvela
The company of disciples
Shariputra and Maudgalyayana
Mahakashyapa
Sudatta
Shakyamuni's visit to Kapilavastu
Ananda
Upali and Anuruddha
The growth of the order
The other major disciples
The city of Savatthi
Management of the order
Devadatta's revolt
The entry into nirvana
The sad events of Shakyamuni's closing years
The last journey
Chunda, the blacksmith
Parinirvana.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Santa Monica, CA
Series
The Soka Gakkai history of Buddhism series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
294.3/63, B
Library of Congress
BQ886 .I3813 2008, BQ886.I3813 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22528151M
Internet Archive
livingbuddhainte0000iked
ISBN 13
9780977924523
LCCN
2008038569
OCLC/WorldCat
223914094
Goodreads
4496735

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